Jane Fonda

Realism is a literary movement in the nineteenth century and is used in literary works to depict real life of this world that we are living in. When an author uses realism in his writing, all aspects of the works are taken into account; the characters, the setting as well as the themes should portraying the reality of this life. The protagonist in the realist works usually is from common people and is dealing with the same thing as the people at that particular era are dealing with, for instance…

one another. Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby and Jane Wellington from Uprising are girls who were raised with wealth in their family and grew up with proper techniques that separated them from those who were not as privileged as they were. Although these characters share many similarities within their lifestyle, multiple differences come in place for comparing personalities and how they react in different situations. Daisy Buchanan and Jane Wellington hold their rankings in society and…

Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen in 1797, tells of the social expectations during the Georgian era and how the main character Elizabeth Bennet challenged these expectations. Marrying for love, instead of money and convenience, was simply unheard of during this period and that was exactly what Elizabeth strived to do. After meeting Mr. Darcy, an exceedingly proud man, Elizabeth was forced to face her own prejudices against his aristocratic wealth and upbringing. Additionally, Mr. Darcy…

A Doll’s House, written by Henrik Ibsen, strives to portray life in a realistic way. Ibsen writes in prose about everyday situations and everyday people. This book is one of the first to use realism and convey his concern for women’s rights and human rights. Most books written in 1879 did not portray real life accurately. His book was a landmark in the development of realism. Realism is all about real life. In this book it’s portrayed through three main topics, social expectations, gender, and…

Key interactions between characters other than Mrs. Danvers and Mrs. de Winter provide excellent evidence both for the unreliability of Mrs. de Winter’s perspective and a deeper relationship between Rebecca and Mrs. de Danvers. When Beatrice and Mrs. de Winter discuss the relationship between Mrs. Danvers and Rebecca, instead of the usual tension, viewers learn that Mrs. Danvers and Rebecca came to Manderley together and that she “simply adored” Rebecca. This phrasing is particularly important,…

The Handmaid’s Tale is a story written by Margaret Attwood in 1984. The novel projects an idea of what society could be like, but when the show made its debut in early 2017 it painted more of a realistic, unpretty picture. The show shares many succeeded similarities with Attwood’s novel, but the novel and show share many differences. The differences could be how different the characters are, how diverse the races are in the show, and the time. One of the first differences between the novel and…

In the film The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman, two women, Martha and Karen, run an all girls boarding school. One of the girls, Mary Tilford, becomes upset when she is punished for disobeying the rules and decides that she does not want to return to school. She recalls one of her classmates, Rosalie, telling her that Martha’s Aunt, Lily Mortar, had said that Martha’s actions towards Karen were “unnatural”. To avoid returning to school, Mary uses this information and forms a lie that she…

Tim Winton’s ‘Damaged Goods’ is an excellent representation and exploration of the central theme ‘relationships’. This theme becomes apparent as the narrator attempts to un piece the complex and damaged puzzle that is Vic’s past. It was described as if Vic’s wife above all else wanted to “complete the psychological puzzle at the centre of Vic’s life”. Vic was entranced by Strawberry Alison at first glance, and an obsession was soon formed. The relationship Vic had with his father was troubling…

Elizabeth is the protagonist of this novel and is used by Jane Austen in order to prove a point about the English society during the 19th century. Compared to her best friend and younger siblings, she is more independent and set in her ways. When most of the women dedicate their time and effort to be adequate suitors for men, she believes that falling in love before marriage is the more reasonable decision. For example, she stands out amongst every other woman when she walks many miles through…

The two short stories, “The gift of the Magi” written by O. Henry and “The necklace written by Guy de Maupassant are both composed of two young, beautiful women Mathilde and Della. Even though they are in different composed stories that have similar characteristics that convey throughout the story such as, they are both emotionally and financially depressed, have loving husbands, and both want to achieve something in an extreme manner. Throughout much the stories there similarities interact with…